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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paynesville, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
35%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Paynesville, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
60°
9p
60°
13%
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
L 50°H 81°
Paynesville, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    73°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    62°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    58°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    71%
    47°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    65°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    54°50°
Paynesville, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
358° · veering 70°
Direction
N
358°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 10 · pk 27 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the n.
Paynesville, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.7
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.7
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paynesville, MN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Paynesville, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paynesville, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Paynesville, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paynesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Paynesville

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.